Garden Books for Better Gardens 
1001 Garden Questions 
Answered 
By Alfred C. Hottes Third Edition 
388 pages 160 illus. $3.00 
An amazing collection of useful in- 
formation for the amateur gardener 
wishing to plan and manage his own 
home grounds. Answers to all kinds 
of garden questions, from what to 
plant on the north side of the house to 
what time to put waterlilies in the 
pool, will be found in this new and 
vastly improved edition. 
The Book of Shrubs 
By Alfred C. Hottes Fourth Edition 
448 pages 190 illus. $4.00 
Appeals to every home owner, plants- 
man, student and landscape architect, 
and is a mine of information on every- 
thing relating to these woody perennials 
as grown in all sections of the country. 
Numerous lists of different shrubs for 
different purposes and full details of care 
and culture are given. 
American Orchid Culture 
By Prof. Edward A. White 
Third Edition 
278 pages plus 15 color plates 
136 black and white illus. $6.00 
With a vivid account of the author’s 
orchid-collecting trip to the Hawatian 
Islands, the Philippines and the Far 
East. 
An authentic book on orchid culture 
for amateurs and professionals. Many 
years of observation, wide travel, 
actual growing experience and much 
association with orchid growers, both 
here and abroad, are back of this work. 
The New 
Garden Encyclopedia 
The best garden book value offered. 
If you are limited to one garden book, 
this is the one to have. A one-volume 
garden encyclopedia containing over 
1000 pages. 24 full-color plates, 56 
photographs, and 260 line drawings. 
Everything you need to know to achieve 
professional results with flowers, trees, 
shrubs, lawns, vegetables. A complete 
guide to every phase of growing, culti- 
vating, spraying, fertilizing, etc. $4.95. 
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How to Landscape Your Grounds 
By Loyal R. Johnson 
Fourth Printing 
232 pages 147 illus. $3.50 
For the thousands of home owners 
in the medium-income bracket who 
are anxious to beautify their home 
surroundings to best advantage at 
small expense. Planting plans cover 
practically every section of the coun- 
try—from Massachusetts to Florida 
and Louisiana, and from the Middle 
West to California. A complete guide 
to the planning, construction and 
planting of the garden and grounds, 
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How to Increase Plants 
By Alfred C. Hottes Second Edition 
238 pages 136 illus. $2.75 
All amateurs have an intense desire 
te multiply desirable plants. In this book 
the whole subject is covered, including 
seeds, buds, bulbs, grafts and cuttings. 
Garden Bulbs in Color 
By McFarland, Hatton and Foley 
275 color illus.; over 100 half-tones 
296 pages $2.95 
One of the best books published on 
bulbs. Illustrates quite a number of 
varieties of flowering bulbs, corms and 
tubers. Cultural directions are in- 
cluded. 
The Book of Annuals 
By Alfred C. Hottes Fifth Edition 
180 pages 158 illus. $2.00 
The author opens up many new pos- 
sibilities to garden makers in this book, 
which is exceedingly complete, and all in 
all is a most useful manual dealing with 
annual flowers. With annuals alone al- 
most every kind of effect can be secured, 
while the combinations of flowers which 
are made possible by a little study are 
most alluring. Over 100 separate species 
of annuals are described, with full di- 
rections for their culture. 
McARDLE’S SEED STORE, 388 GREENWICH AVE., GREENWICH, CONN. 




Vegetable Gardening in Color 
By Daniel J. Foley 
256 pages 150 color plates $2.50 
A picture encyclopedia of vegetables with 
complete cultural directions. Every home 
gardener will consult it many times each 
season. 
Garden Flowers in Color 
By Daniel J. Foley 
316 pages 350 color plates $2.95 
A book you will use every time you 
plant, plan a color scheme, or combine 
plants in bed or border arrangements. 
Useful for identifying plants and for 
giving correct botanical names. 

The Book of Perennials 
By Alfred C. Hottes Sixth Edition 
280 pages 103 illus. $2.75 
Among amateur gardeners there is a 
decided preference for perennial plants, 
largely because they require but little care 
and so generously reward even that little. 
For those desiring a continuous show of 
color from early spring to early frost in their 
gardens, this book will be extremely valu- 
able, discussing over 125 separate species 
individually, with thetr culture and _ re- 
quirements. 
The Book of Trees 
By Alfred C. Hottes Second Edition 
448 pages 200 illus. $4.00 
An all-round handbook for the tree 
lover and tree planter. There are chap- 
ters on trees important in American his- 
tory, on favorite tree poems, on street 
trees, on roadside trees, on nut trees, etc. 
Transplanting, pruning and propagation 
are covered and a variety of helpful lists 
for various purposes are given. 



